Reference Guide

928 Mixing
External Insert plug-in
Figure 284. External Insert signal flow
Automatable parameters
The External Insert plug-in exposes the following automatable parameters:
• Send Gain
• Return Gain
• Phase Invert
• Left Mute
• Right Mute
• Mono
See:
“Automating effects” on page 1136
To use an external effect in a SONAR project
1. Make sure your external gear is connected to your audio interface and turned on.
The external gear’s audio input must be connected to one of your audio interface’s output ports
and the external gear’s audio output must be connected to one of your audio interface’s input
ports.
2. Right-click an effects bin and select External Insert from the pop-up menu.
The External Insert property page appears.
3. Click the Send Port control and choose the audio port that is connected to your external gear’s
audio input.
4. Click the Return Port control and choose the audio port that is connected to your external gear’s
audio output.
5. Click the Delay Measurement control to measure the round-trip delay through your audio
hardware.
(mono or stereo)
Track/Bus output
Hardware input
External Insert plug-in
Bus
Return
Send
Hardware output
Out
External FX
In